Planning application
Crossways Whinney Hill Durham DH1 3BD
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for use as a 4-bedroom C4 House in Multiple Occupation in use since 2009. (amended description).
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00741/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00741/CEU
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 3BD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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30 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 4/12/01111/TCA (Decided)
- Application: DM/25/00190/FPA (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Swinburne Maddison LLP Agent, registered in Durham
Active · incorporated 2010 · Durham
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- REFUSAL CEU
- CEU DELEGATED
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)
- SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250
- SALES BROCHURE
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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